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Health
Healthcare, safety and hygiene standards
Trade policy is closely linked to important questions of public health.
Labour
Essential links between trade and labour policies
The EU is committed to ensuring that the jobs created by open trade reflect minimum international standards of decent work.
Environment
How trade policy can help us better protect the environment
The right trade policies can help ensure that trade supports environmental goals such as the fight against climate change.
Development
Making sure trade benefits the poorest
The EU's Trade development policy aims at ensuring that developing countries are able to benefit from access to the EU's market and from the openness of the global economy.
Civil society
Have a say in the making of trade policy
The European Commission maintains a Civil Society Dialogue which involves regular discussions between civil society and Commission officials on aspects of Europe's trade policy.